Kanye West premieres first all-star track from Cruel Winter
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Kanye West has treated fans to a preview of Cruel Winter by dropping a track from the album.
West, 38, premiered the as-of-yet untitled track on Big Boy's Neighborhood radio show on Friday morning.
The US rapper gave his followers a short warning ahead of the debut, tweeting: “Tune into Big Boy's 92.3 I'm about to play the first single from Cruel Winter.”
The track features a string of collaborators including Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Desiigner, Quavo, Travi$ Scott and Yo Gotti.
West has yet to announce a release date for the track and said it will be mixed “a couple more times” before it is made available.
Speaking about the song he said: “I had the basic beat for a year and a half. It sounded right for this project. This is the hook we should have for the first single.”
Fans have had to wait nearly four years for Cruel Winter while West focused on the release of Yeezus and The Life of Pablo.
The album is a sequel to 2012’s Cruel Summer which featured music heavyweights Jay Z, John Legend, R Kelly, Kid Cudi, Pusha T and 2 Chainz.
Earlier this year the rapper revealed he was planning on dropping a second album this summer following on from Life of Pablo earlier this year - but it remains to be seen whether the second LP will surface.
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